The additional CPU and 48 GB RAM are dedicated to Real-time
Compression. At double the compression ratio, the effective
compressed read/write cache capacity in a 15-module XIV system is
doubled to 1440 GB, delivering a total effective RAM of 2160 GB. The
SSD read-cache capacity per system is also doubled to 24 TB.

IBM XIV Storage System Model 314 is available for ordering in the
following configurations:

9 - 15 modules in a system

4 TB or 6 TB drives with 800 GB SSD cache per module

IBM XIV Storage System V11.6.1 also delivers the following
improvements with IBM XIV Storage Gen3 System Model 314:

User-configurable soft capacity up to 2 PB (versus up to three
times the hard capacity)

96 GB RAM per module (versus 48 GB RAM per module in Model 214) -
48 GB of RAM is dedicated to Real-time-Compression. At double the
compression ratio, the effective compressed read/write cache capacity
in a 15-module XIV system is doubled to 1440 GB, delivering a total
effective RAM of 2160 GB. The SSD read-cache capacity per system is
also doubled to 24 TB.

1 to 2 PB of effective capacity without performance degradation

Improved IOPS per compressed capacity

User-configurable soft capacity up to 2 PB

Reduced minimum compressible volume size from 103 GB to 51 GB

IBM XIV Storage System Model 314 is available for ordering in the
following configurations:

All XIV Gen3 models deliver consistently high performance, simple
management, and great data economics that can be improved even further
with IBM Real-time-Compression.

When compared to Model 214 4 TB and 6 TB offerings, the XIV Gen3
compute resources are doubled and the added resources are dedicated to
Real-time Compression. This significantly increases effective
capacity utilization and power efficiencies per capacity to deliver
outstanding data economics to your high-end storage. In addition, XIV
Model 314 base license contains Real-time-Compression, which is
enabled by default.

IBM XIV Storage System software V11.6.1 enables you to uniformly
and centrally manage of all software licenses for storage deployments
that are built with IBM Spectrum Accelerate software under one
enterprise license agreement (ELA), including those for XIV Storage
System Gen3. IBM XIV Storage System Gen3 supports the application of
Spectrum Accelerate software licenses to XIV Storage System Gen3
hardware.

IBM XIV Storage System Gen3 and IBM XIV Cloud Storage for Service
Providers are excellent choices for providers of private, public, and
hybrid clouds providing IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) and STaaS
(Storage as a Service) to enterprises needing storage with added
value.

XIV software version 11.6.1 builds upon the well-known attributes
of the XIV Storage System and delivers the functional capabilities of
the XIV system.

The combination of XIV hardware and software is designed to provide
a consistently high-performance, grid-based architecture that is
exceptionally easy to use. This combination offers a scalable,
reliable, enterprise disk system for UNIX, Linux, Microsoft Windows,
and other supported distributed open server platforms.

This system provides a platform to address the need for reducing
complexity while keeping pace with high-end and upper midrange market
disk capacity demands. An integral product within the IBM Smarter
Storage offering, XIV Storage is a good fit for clients who want to
grow capacity, improve overall performance, and reduce backup
intervals, costs, and task load on storage administrators, without
managing multiple tiers of storage.

The XIV system is especially well-suited for consolidated utility
storage for fast-growing, dynamically mixed, and emerging workloads.
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Model summary matrix

Base unit model: Physical capacity, disk drives, processor memory,
and host adapter values represent the maximum configuration (on a
model basis) and do not include the resources associated with any
attached expansion units

Model

Processor

Effective Capacity(1)

Disk Drives

Effective Processor Memory(2)

Effective SSD Caching Capacity

Host Adapters

314

Intel Grid

970 TB

180

2160 GB

24 TB

15

Note: (1) The Effective Capacity is the amount of storage that can be
committed to applications via XIV volumes and snapshots with IBM XIV
Gen3 Model 314. The Effective Capacity value in this table is based
on a 2x compression ratio.

Note: (2) At double the compression ratio, the effective compressed
read/write cache capacity in a 15-module XIV system is doubled to 1440
GB, delivering a total effective RAM of 2160 GB. The SSD read-cache
capacity per system is also doubled to 24 TB.

Customer setup (CSU)

The XIV is not designated as customer setup

Devices supported

Information on servers, operating systems, host adapters, and
connectivity products supported by the XIV is available at the SSIC
website

96 GB RAM per module (versus 48 GB RAM per module in model 214) -
48 GB of RAM is dedicated to Real-time-Compression. At double the
compression ratio, the effective compressed read/write cache capacity
in a 15-module XIV system is doubled to 1440 GB, delivering a total
effective RAM of 2160 GB. The SSD read-cache capacity per system is
also doubled to 24 TB.

IBM XIV Storage System Model 314 is available for ordering in the
following configurations

9 - 15 modules in a system

4 TB or 6 TB drives with 800 GB SSD cache per module

IBM XIV Storage System V11.6.1 also delivers the following on any
IBM XIV Storage Gen3 System:

Up to 2 PB of available soft capacity

Reduced minimum compressible volume size from 103 GB to 51 GB

IBM XIV Storage System Gen3 and IBM XIV Cloud Storage for Service
Providers deliver ultraefficiency for your data center and cloud with
higher density and lower cost per capacity by introducing support for
IBM Real-time Compression. As a software alternative to
hardware-based capacity scaling, IBM Real-time Compression also helps
achieve the green objectives of your enterprise data center while
reducing environmental costs. When combined with Real-time compression,
the high utilization and power efficiencies of XIV 6 TB disk drives will
deliver outstanding data economics to your high-end storage.

The Publications Center is a worldwide central repository for IBM
product publications and marketing material with a catalog of 70,000
items. Extensive search facilities are provided. A large number of
publications are available online in various file formats, which can
currently be downloaded.
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(#0101) Linux Host Attachment

This feature indicates a customer preference for Linux host
attachment.

Minimum required: None.

Maximum allowed: One.

Corequisites: None.

Limitations: None.

Plant install / field install: Both.

(#0102) Windows Host Attachment

This feature indicates a customer preference for Windows host
attachment.

Minimum required: None.

Maximum allowed: One.

Corequisites: None.

Limitations: None.

Plant install / field install: Both.

(#0103) VMWare Host Attachment

This feature indicates a customer preference for VMWare host
attachment.

Minimum required: None.

Maximum allowed: One.

Corequisites: None.

Limitations: None.

Plant install / field install: Both.

(#0200) Height Reduction / Partial Weight Reduction

(No longer available as of May 27, 2018)

This optional feature ensures a height that is reduced to 172.2 cm
(67.8 in) and a weight that does not exceed 907 kg (2000 lb), for
traversal at the delivery site.

This feature is ordered for installations where receiving a full
sized assembled storage unit would be impractical, due to door height
limitations, or moderate weight limitations.

The unit would be delivered fully tested but partially disassembled
into several easily transported subassemblies. This feature would
allow racks to be safely transported on lower weight capacity
elevators. At the installation site the system will be unpacked by
IBM technicians, and the front door, rear door and top hat would be
temporarily removed so the system can be rolled through low doorways
in the customer's facility. At the final destination, all devices
that were shipped separately can be installed.

This feature will increase the machine installation time.

Minimum required: None.

Maximum allowed: One.

Prerequisites: None.

Corequisites: None.

Limitations: When feature #0201 is ordered, this feature cannot
be ordered.

Plant install / field install: Plant only

(#0201) Full Weight Reduction

(No longer available as of May 27, 2018)

This optional feature ensures a weight that does not exceed 272.2
kg (600 lb), for traversal at the delivery site.

This feature is ordered for installations where receiving a full
sized assembled storage unit, or ordering feature #0200 would be
impractical, due to greater weight limitations. The unit would be
delivered fully tested but partially disassembled into several easily
transported subassemblies. This feature would allow racks to be
safely transported on lower weight capacity elevators. At the
installation site the system will be unpacked by IBM technicians, and
the front door, rear door and side covers would be temporarily removed
so the rack assembly can then be carried up stairs, hoisted via crane
through windows, tipped to fit through low doorways, and rolled
through low doorways in the customer's facility. At the final
destination, all devices that were shipped separately can be
installed.

This feature will increase the machine installation time.

Minimum required: None.

Maximum allowed: One.

Prerequisite: None.

Corequisites: None.

Limitations: This feature cannot be ordered when feature #0200 is
ordered.

Plant install / field install: Plant only.

(#0202) Israel MoD indicator

This feature indicates the need for the order to ship with all
requirements necessary for the Israel Ministry of Defense. This
feature must also be selected for field upgrade (MES) orders if the
Israel Ministry of Defense requirements must be complied with on the
upgrade order.

Minimum required: None.

Maximum allowed: 99.

Corequisites: None.

Limitations: None.

Plant install / field install: Both.

(#0203) RFID Labeling

This feature provides one RFID tag which will be attached to the
outside of the product for potential use with the customer-designated
tracking systems. While discretion has been used in the placement of
the tag on the product, this tag is not necessarily designed to be
aesthetically pleasing and should not be added to the order. The
maximum order quantity for this feature is one, and this feature is
for initial plant order only.

Minimum required: None.

Maximum allowed: One.

Prerequisites: None.

Corequisites: None.

Compatibility Conflicts: None.

Customer Setup: No.

Limitations: None.

Field installable: No.

Plant install / field install: Both.

Note: This feature is NOT AVAILABLE in the following
countries: Australia, Bahrain, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lebanon,
Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Paraguay, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia
and United Arab Emirates.

(#0205) WW Global Order

This feature allows the user to select feature #0286 in other
countries besides China. This feature is not visible for selection in
e-config unless pre-approved by the OM team.

Minimum required: Zero.

Maximum allowed: One.

Prerequisite: None.

Corequisites: None.

Limitations: None.

Plant install / field install: Plant.

(#0286) Disable encryption option, China

(No longer available as of May 27, 2018)

Having feature #0286 on the order, will cause the order to be
routed to disable the encryption option of the machines shipped to
China.

Required feature: This feature is mandatory for all orders for
China.

Feature type: No Charge.

Minimum required: One.

Maximum allowed: One.

Prerequisites: On new orders, if the order country is China this
feature number 0286 is automatically added. If the order is not from
China, feature #0205 is a prerequisite.

Limitations: This feature is mandatory for all orders for China,
it can be ordered in other countries by selecting feature #0205.

These features identify whether a machine is participating in the
XIV Capacity on Demand (Standby CoD) offering. They are for
administrative purposes only.

One of feature #030x is required on the initial order when
participating in the XIV Capacity on Demand program. The agreements
are used to indicate how many years clients have from date of
installation to fully populate over-provisioned CoD modules that are
not activated with feature #6041 4 TB SED HDD CoD Activation for Model
314 (with 1 GbE modules), or feature #6061 6 TB SED HDD CoD Activation
for Model 314 (with 1 GbE modules), and with feature #6141 4 TB SED
HDD CoD Activation for Model 314 (with 10 GbE modules), or feature
#6161 6 TB SED HDD CoD Activation for Model 314 (with 10 GbE modules).

Participation in the XIV CoD program is valid as long as there are
un-activated CoD modules in the system.

When activating CoD modules, ensure that there are remaining
un-activated CoD modules to continue your participation in the program.

Any order that fully activates a CoD configuration and does NOT
include additional un-activated CoD features will indicate the
customer's desire to complete the CoD agreement and feature #030x must
be removed from the machine's serial number in question.

At this point, non-SED drive CoD features #2027 and #2028 for 2 TB
drives, 3 TB CoD features #2037 and #2038, and 4 TB CoD features #5043
and #5044, and for SED drive CoD features #2023 and #2024 for 2 TB SED
drives, 3 TB SED CoD features #2033 and #2034, 4 TB SED CoD features
#5043 and #5044, and 6 TB SED CoD features #5063 and #5064, for Model
314 (with 1 GbE modules) can no longer be ordered against this
machine's serial number.

At this point, non-SED 4 TB CoD features #5143 and #5044, and for 4
TB SED CoD features #5143 and #5044, and 6 TB SED CoD features #5163
and #5064, for Model 314 (with 10 GbE modules) can no longer be
ordered against this machine's serial number.

Partially populated configurations that have exited the CoD program
can continue to be populated (ordered) via regular MES of non-SED 4 TB
features #5041 and #5042, and SED 4 TB SED features #5041 and #5042,
for Model 314, and 6 TB SED features #5061 and #5062, for Model 314.

One of the following agreements must be signed by the client prior
to the acquisition of their first machine configured with XIV CoD
features:

For clients who have a signed IBM Customer Agreement (or
equivalent):

IBM Customer Agreement, Attachment for XIV Standby Capacity on
Demand (US, form number Z125-8096), and

IBM Supplement for XIV Standby Capacity on Demand (US, form number
Z125-8097)

For clients who do not have a signed IBM Customer Agreement (or
equivalent):

IBM Agreement for XIV Standby Capacity on Demand (US, form number
Z125-8098), and

IBM Supplement for XIV Standby Capacity on Demand (US, form number
Z125-8097)

Once a client has executed either set of the above agreements, each
subsequent order for any non-SED feature #6041 4 TB SED HDD CoD
Activation, or feature #6061 6 TB SED HDD CoD Activation, for Model
314 (1 GbE modules) requires only that the customer sign an additional
IBM Supplement for XIV Standby Capacity on Demand.

Once a client has executed either set of the above agreements, each
subsequent order for any SED feature #6141 4 TB SED HDD CoD
Activation, or feature #6161 6 TB SED HDD CoD Activation, for Model
314 (10 GbE modules) requires only that the customer sign an
additional IBM Supplement for XIV Standby Capacity on Demand.

Minimum required: None.

Maximum allowed: One.

Corequisites: See table above.

Customer Setup: No.

Limitations:

For Model 314 with 1 GbE modules, features #030x are only
compatible with SED features #6041 4 TB SED HDD CoD Activation or
#6061 6 TB SED HDD CoD Activation; features #030x will be removed when
SED feature #6041 for Model 314 equals the quantity of features #5043
and #5044 for 4 TB SED drives, or when SED feature #6061 for Model 314
equals the quantity of features #5063 and #5064 for 6 TB SED drives.

For Model 314 with 10 GbE Modules, features #030x are only
compatible with SED feature #6141 4 TB SED HDD CoD Activation, or
feature #6161 6 TB SED HDD CoD Activation; and features #030x will be
removed when SED feature #6141 for Model 314 equals the quantity of
features #5143 and #5044 for 4 TB SED drives, or when SED feature
#6161 for Model 314 equals the quantity of features #5163 and #5064
for 6 TB SED drives.

These optional features provide one cable to connect a Fibre
Channel adapter port to a server or fabric component port.

Minimum required: None.

Maximum allowed: 99.

Corequisites: None.

Limitations: None.

Plant install / field install: Both.

(#5041) 4TB SED 800GB SSD Cache Interface Module 1GbE

This feature provides an InfiniBand-attached XIV interface module
populated with a quantity of twelve drives of 4 TB raw capacity per
drive. Interface modules also provide the connectivity to external
hosts.

Minimum required: Six.

Maximum allowed: Six.

Prerequisite: On the initial and MES order, feature #5041 can
only be paired with feature #5042.

(#5042) 4TB SED 800GB SSD Cache Data Module

Prerequisite: On initial order and MES order, feature #5042 can
only be paired with feature #5041 or feature #5141.

Corequisites: None.

Limitations: None.

Plant install / field install: Both.

Customer Setup: No.

(#5043) 4 TB SED 800GB SSD Cache COD Interface Module 1GbE

This feature has the same description as feature #5041 above, but
is used to indicate a Capacity on Demand (CoD) order.

Minimum required: Six.

Maximum allowed: Six.

Prerequisite: On the initial and MES order, feature #5043 can
only be paired with feature #5044.

Corequisites: None.

Limitations:

Not supported if feature #0020 is ordered.

Mutually exclusive with feature #5143

(#5044) 4 TB SED 800GB SSD Cache Data Module

This feature has the same description as feature #2036 above, but
is used to indicate a Capacity on Demand (CoD) order.

Minimum required: Three.

Maximum allowed: Nine.

Prerequisite: On initial order and MES order, feature #5044 can
only be paired with feature #5043 or #5143.

Corequisites: Feature #5043 or #5143.

Limitations:

Not supported if feature #0020 is ordered.

Plant install / field install: Both.

Customer Setup: No.

(#5061) 6 TB SED 800GB SSD Cache Interface Module 1GbE

This feature provides an InfiniBand-attached XIV interface module
populated with a quantity of twelve drives of 6 TB raw capacity per
drive. Interface modules also provide the connectivity to external
hosts.

Minimum required: Six.

Maximum allowed: Six.

Prerequisite: On the initial and MES order, feature #5061 can
only be paired with feature #5062.

(#5161) 6 TB SED 800GB SSD Cache Interface Module 10GbE

Prerequisite: On initial order and MES order, feature #5161 can
only be paired with feature #5062; Qty. 6 is the only valid value for
this feature.

Corequisites: Feature #5062.

Limitations: Mutually exclusive with feature #5061.

Plant install / field install: Both.

Customer Setup: No.

(#5163) 6TB SED 800GB SSD Cache CoD Interface Module 10GbE

This feature has the same description as feature #5161 above, but
is used to indicate a Capacity on Demand (CoD) order.

Minimum required: Six.

Maximum allowed: Six.

Prerequisite: On the initial and MES order, feature #5163 can
only be paired with feature #5064. Qty. 6 is the only valid value
for this feature.

Corequisites: Feature #5064.

Limitations:

Not supported if feature #0020 is ordered.

Mutually exclusive with feature #5063.

(#6041) 4 TB SED HDD 800GB SSD Cache CoD Activation 1GbE

This feature is used to increment the licensed available capacity
in a 4 TB module Capacity on Demand machine. It provides 21.6 TB (per
module) of useable capacity in fifteen module 4TB CoD
configurations.ule 4TB CoD configurations. Activation useable
capacity varies with the number of modules in the configuration. A
minimum of three activations are required for an initial 6 module 4 TB
CoD order. Minimum Quantity of feature #6041 MUST BE 3 fewer than the
sum of features #2043 and #5044. For example, 9 module physical
configurations must have 6 activations. 14 module physical
configurations must have 11 activations. This rule applies to all
valid partially populated configurations.

Minimum required: Minimum quantity of feature #6041 MUST BE 3
fewer than the sum of features #5043 and #5044.

Maximum allowed: 15.

Prerequisite: Features #5043 and #5044; when feature #6041 is
ordered, one of 030x must also be ordered.

Plant install / field install: Both.

Customer Setup: No.

Limitations: Not supported if feature #0020 is ordered

(#6061) 6 TB SED HDD 800GB SSD Cache CoD Activation 1GbE

This feature is used to increment the licensed available capacity
in a 6 TB module Capacity on Demand machine. It provides 32.3 TB (per
module) of useable capacity in fifteen module 6TB CoD configurations.
Activation useable capacity varies with the number of modules in the
configuration. A minimum of three activations are required for an
initial 6 module 6 TB CoD order. Minimum Quantity of feature #6061
MUST BE 3 fewer than the sum of features #5063 and #5064. For
example, 9 module physical configurations must have 6 activations. 14
module physical configurations must have 11 activations. This rule
applies to all valid partially populated configurations.

Minimum required: Minimum quantity of feature #6061 MUST BE 3
fewer than the sum of features #5063 and #5064.

Maximum allowed: 15.

Prerequisite: Features #5063 and #5064; when feature #6061 is
ordered, one of 030x must also be ordered.

Limitations: Not supported if feature #0020 is ordered.

(#6141) 4 TB SED HDD 800GB SSD Cache CoD Activation 10GbE

This feature is used to increment the licensed available capacity
in a 4 TB module Capacity on Demand machine. It provides 21.6 TB (per
module) of useable capacity in fifteen module 4TB CoD configurations.
Activation useable capacity varies with the number of modules in the
configuration. A minimum of three activations are required for an
initial 6 module 4 TB CoD order. Minimum Quantity of feature #6141
MUST BE 3 fewer than the sum of features #5143 and #5044. For
example, 9 module physical configurations must have 6 activations. 14
module physical configurations must have 11 activations. This rule
applies to all valid partially populated configurations.

Minimum required: Minimum quantity of feature #6141 MUST BE 3
fewer than the sum of features #5143 and #5044.

Maximum allowed: 15.

Prerequisite: Features #5143 and #5044; when feature #6141 is
ordered, one of 030x must also be ordered.

Plant install / field install: Both.

Customer Setup: No.

Limitations: Not supported if feature #0020 is ordered

(#6161) 6TB SED HDD 800GB SSD Cache CoD Activation 10GbE

This feature is used to increment the licensed available capacity
in a 6 TB module Capacity on Demand machine. It provides 32.3 TB (per
module) of useable capacity in fifteen module 6TB CoD configurations.
Activation useable capacity varies with the number of modules in the
configuration. A minimum of three activations are required for an
initial 6 module 6 TB CoD order. Minimum Quantity of feature #6161
MUST BE 3 fewer than the sum of features #5163 and #5064. For
example, 9 module physical configurations must have 6 activations. 14
module physical configurations must have 11 activations. This rule
applies to all valid partially populated configurations.

Minimum required: Minimum quantity of feature #6161 MUST BE 3
fewer than the sum of features #5163 and #5064.

Maximum allowed: 15.

Prerequisite: Features #5163 and feature #5064; when feature
#6161 is ordered, one of 030x must also be ordered.

Limitations: Not supported if feature #0020 is ordered.

(#9101) Modem

This feature provides a modem that is installed in the XIV Storage
System rack. The modem is used for remote support activities and is a
required feature where available.

(#98xx) Power line cords

In addition to selecting a single-phase or three-phase ATS feature,
country and amperage specific line cords must be selected. Refer to
the table below for the number of cords that ship per feature number.
The IBM XIV Installation and Planning Guide has additional information
on power.